Andrew Rilstone is a

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and

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who has worked primarily on role-playing games.

Career

Andrew Rilstone was the editor of the influential fanzine

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in the 1980s and early 1990s. James Wallis, Rilstone and

Richard Lambert Sir Richard Peter Lambert (born 23 September 1944) is a British journalist and business executive. He served as director-general of the CBI, chancellor of the University of Warwick, editor of the ''Financial Times'' newspaper and chairman of t ...

authored the story-telling card game ''

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'' in 1990. ''Once Upon a Time'' was finally published by

Atlas Games Atlas Games is a company which publishes role-playing games, board games and card games. Its founder and current president is John Nephew. History When Atlas Games did not have the finances to publish '' On the Edge'' (1994), they partnered with J ...

in 1993, and was the first release from Atlas in the board and card game genre. Wallis and Rilstone co-founded the RPG magazine ''Inter*action'', the first issue of which was published in Summer 1994. Wallis created

Hogshead Publishing Hogshead Publishing was a British game company that produced role-playing games and game supplements. History In October 1994, James Wallis founded Hogshead Publishing, a company which specialised in role-playing and storytelling games. Wallis b ...

in October 1994; the company had three members of staff initially - Wallis, Rilstone, and Jane Mitton. Wallis and Rilstone changed the name of ''Inter*action'' to ''

Interactive Fantasy ''Interactive Fantasy'' is a magazine was published in England by Hogshead Publishing that focused on role-playing games, especially game theory. Publication history Paul Mason, in his paper ''In Search of Self: A Survey of the First 25 Years of ...

'' due to trademark concerns beginning with its second issue, which was also Hogshead's first publication. '' The Dying of the Light'', a scenario pack for ''

Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay ''Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay'' or ''Warhammer Fantasy Role-Play'' (abbreviated to ''WFRP'' or ''WHFRP'') is a role-playing game set in the '' Warhammer Fantasy'' setting, published by Games Workshop or its licensees. The first edition of '' ...

'' published by Hogshead in 1995, included adventures by Wallis, Rilstone,

Phil Masters Phil Masters is a British role-playing game designer and author. Career Phil Masters' writing credits in role-playing games go back to ''White Dwarf'' Magazine #20 and the ''Fiend Folio'' of ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons''. Masters wrote about ...

, Chris Pramas, and others.

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